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7:18 AM.New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott will go for gold this afternoon in the Big Air at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The 20-year-old has already collected New Zealand's first Winter Olympics… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.A top Covid-19 advisor to the government says it is unfortunate that a million New Zealanders eligible for a vaccine booster have yet to get one.

The chair of the Strategic Covid-19 Public Health… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.At one minute to midnight the country moves into its second phase of tackling Omicron daily cases hit almost 1000.

The shift will mean shorter isolation periods, increased use of rapid antigen tests… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.A former National MP, who lives directly opposite Parliament grounds, is unimpressed with the convoy protest.

Former government trade minister and ambassador to the United States Tim Groser has been… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Few protesters have taken up the offer to move their vehicles off the road outside Parliament and into the nearby Sky Stadium, but police say there's no need to forcibly remove vehicles yet.

Corin… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Te Pūnaha Matatini principal investigator Dr Dion O'Neale says phase 2 takes a pragmatic approach to managing the growing Omicron outbreak. 

Aotearoa recorded 981 daily Covid-19 cases on Monday, up… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Down at parliament it looks like protesters have not taken up the offer to move their vehicles off Moleswoth and other nearby streets and into the Sky Stadium car park, but police say there's no need… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.The country will move to phase two of the Omicron plan at one minjute to midnight tonight - so just how disruptive are the next few weeks expected to be?

Despite nearly 5000 active covid cases… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.A last gasp decision to contest the Coast to Coast paid off for Wanaka athlete Braden Currie - who won the gruelling South Island multisport race for the fourth time over the weekend.

It was his most… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The group Grounded Kiwis goes to the High Court today to press its case against the MIQ system.

They are seeking a judicial review of the system that has seen many thousands of New Zealanders abroad… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.A man whose unvaccinated American brother is planning to come to New Zealand with an illegally obtained vaccine certificate is worried there's no way to prove the document was obtained under false… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The mask mandate for school children is being ignored or misinterpreted by some principals and teachers.

Schools are also getting dubious or even bogus applications to exempt pupils from the… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.With 810 new Covid-19 community cases, and 32 people now in hospital, the Omicron variant is certainly on its expected upward trend.

Auckland University computational biologist Dr David Welch spoke… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Rain, wind and terrible music has failed to dent the resolve of protesters illegally camping at parliament.

Already this morning loud speaker announcements have been heard telling those camped there… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.There's concerns convoys of truckers protesting vaccine mandates will impact the Super Bowl in LA on Monday.

The much-anticipated annual playoff of the National Football League is planned to kick off… Read more Audio